diff --git a/src/core/context/values.js b/src/core/context/values.js
index 7d8b4901452c4..fc6d01aaba57e 100644
--- a/src/core/context/values.js
+++ b/src/core/context/values.js
@@ -624,7 +624,6 @@ export class Values {
       }
 
       if (newParentContextNode) {
-        devAssert(pingParent);
         newParentContextNode.values.subscribe(prop, pingParent);
       }
     }